Eat or Be Eaten

The issue of food can be interpreted in two ways. As a geographical agriculturist, I have focused on food production around the world, but also on being faced with predatory action. These stories relate such events in my life. Some are humorous and some are educational. My Peace Corps experience provided the spark that led to this series of adventures and observations. Farming strategies vary tremendously around the world, from my home farm in Colorado to those in Brazil, Sudan, Papua New Guinea and Mozambique. The picture depicts a Sudanese feast, where various food items are laid out on an outstretched tablecloth on the ground to serve men dressed in formal attire. Only the men are eating and when they are sated, the women come to eat what is left over. Notice that only the right hands are touching the food. The left hand is considered foul and would contaminate the food.